By The Associated Press

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Tre Holloman and Xavier Booker combined for eight points in overtime and Michigan State held off No. 12 North Carolina 94-91 on Wednesday night for third place in the Maui Invitational.

Holloman made his first start of the season and led six scorers in double figures with a career-best 19 points for the Spartans (6-2). He scored 16 in the first half on 6-for-6 shooting, including four 3-pointers.

Jaden Akins and Coen Carr scored 14 points apiece, Jeremy Fears Jr. and

Frankie Fidler had 13 each and Booker had 12.

Drake Powell scored 18 points, Elliot Cadeau 17 and RJ Davis 16 for the Tar Heels (4-3).

North Carolina’s Seth Trimble sent the game into overtime with a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in regulation.

Takeaways

Michigan State: The Spartans played without freshman guard Jase Richardson, who had 18 points in the tournament semifinals against Memphis. Richardson took an elbow to the head against the Tigers on Tuesday.

North Carolina: The Tar Heels faced double-digit halftime deficits in all three games on Maui this week. Michigan State’s 94 points were the most allowed by North Carolina this season.

Key moment

After North Carolina took a 87-86 lead on a pair of free throws by Cadeau, Booker threw down a dunk off an assist from Holloman on Michigan State’s next possession to give his team the lead for good with 2:03 left in overtime.

Key stat

Michigan State shot 54% from the field and made 24 of 31 from the free-throw line. It scored 50 points in the paint to North Carolina’s 30.

Up next

Both teams next play on Wednesday as Michigan State opens up Big Ten play at Minnesota, while North Carolina plays host to No. 9 Alabama.

Maui Invitational scores

Monday

Memphis 99, UConn 97 (OT)
Michigan State 72, Colorado 56 
Auburn 83, Iowa State 81
North Carolina 92, Dayton 90

Tuesday

Colorado 73, UConn 72
Memphis 71, Michigan State 63
Iowa State 89, Dayton 84 
Auburn 85, North Carolina 72

Wednesday

Championship game: Auburn 90, Memphis 76
Third-place game: Michigan State 94, North Carolina 91 (OT)
Fifth-place game: Iowa State 99, Colorado 71
Seventh-place game: Dayton 85, UConn 67

Source: wralsportsfan.com